| SOCIOLOGY | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| SOC2001 | Urbanization | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | Must Course |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Hybrid |
| Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. ULAŞ SUNATA ÖZDEMİR |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Assoc. Prof. ULAŞ SUNATA ÖZDEMİR |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | "." |
| Course Objectives: | This course aims to teach students how to analyze the city where they live through theoretical readings and field work in urban sociology. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; 1) Identify the main theories and theorists in urban sociology 2) Appraise several case-studies applying these theories to the particular context of Istanbul 3) Develop their academic reading skills 4) Apply two small non-participant observation research projects 5) Apply two small participant observation research projects 6) Apply actively their sociological imagination to analyzing urban spaces. |
| This class explores major themes in urban sociology and urban theory from their inception at the beginning of the 20th century until today. While our theoretical readings will deal with more general questions facing metropolises around the world, our empirical examples will stem from research by sociologists and geographers often focused on the city of Istanbul. Students will be asked to do four individual practical observation exercises in the city in application of the weekly readings. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction to the course | Mumford, "What is a City?" (1938) |
| 2) | The Industrial City | Engels, "The condition of the working class in England - selection" (1845) |
| 3) | Observing the City | De Certeau, “Walking in the city”(1984) & Scarboro on "Everyday life encounters in Istanbul" (2011) |
| 4) | The first urban sociologists | Simmel “The Metropolis and Mental Life” (1903) |
| 5) | Recent urban theorists | Henri Lefebvre “The right to the city” (1968) |
| 6) | Center and Periphery / Public and Private spaces | Aysegul Baykana and Tali Hatukab: "Politics and culture in the making of public space: Taksim Square, 1 May 1977, Istanbul" (2010) |
| 7) | Project discussions | |
| 8) | Course review | |
| 9) | Embodied Spaces / Gender in the city | Tonkiss: "Embodied Spaces: Gender, Sexuality and the City" (2005) & Dağtaş: "Bodily transgression" (2009) |
| 10) | Disabilities in the city | Gleeson "Geographies of Disability" (1999) |
| 11) | The city and culture / The Economy of culture | Zukin: "Whose culture? Whose city?" (1995) |
| 12) | Urban Culture in Istanbul | Ozgur "Arabesk Music in Turkey in the 1990s and Changes in National Demography, Politics, and Identity" (2006) |
| 13) | Minorities & Inequalities in the city: Representation and Difference | Mills: "Boundaries of the nation in the space of the urban: landscape and social memory in Istanbul" (2006) & Ayata: "Migrants and Changing Urban Periphery" (2008) |
| 14) | The city and its natural environment | Bezmez: "The politics of urban Waterfront Regeneration: The case of Haliç Istanbul" (2009) |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | A special course reader containing all the readings plus additional optional texts will be given weekly |
| References: | Mumford: "What is a City?" (1938) Engels: "The condition of the working class in England - selection" (1845) De Certeau: “Walking in the city”(1984) & Scarboro on "Everyday life encounters in Istanbul" (2011) Simmel: “The Metropolis and Mental Life” (1903) Henri Lefebvre: “The right to the city” (1968) Aysegul Baykana and Tali Hatukab: "Politics and culture in the making of public space: Taksim Square, 1 May 1977, Istanbul" (2010) Tonkiss: "Embodied Spaces: Gender, Sexuality and the City" (2005) & Dağtaş: "Bodily transgression" (2009) Gleeson: "Geographies of Disability" (1999) Zukin: "Whose culture? Whose city?" (1995) Ozgur: "Arabesk Music in Turkey in the 1990s and Changes in National Demography, Politics, and Identity" (2006) Mills: "Boundaries of the nation in the space of the urban: landscape and social memory in Istanbul" (2006) & Ayata: "Migrants and Changing Urban Periphry" (2008) Bezmez: "The politics of urban Waterfront Regeneration: The case of Haliç Istanbul" (2009) Richard Sennett Marshall Berman |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 14 | % 15 |
| Field Work | 1 | % 15 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | % 10 |
| Presentation | 1 | % 20 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Field Work | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Paper Submission | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Total Workload | 140 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | To learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions. | 5 |
| 2) | To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels | 2 |
| 3) | To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences. | 1 |
| 4) | To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes | 3 |
| 5) | To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills | 5 |
| 6) | To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields. | 1 |
| 7) | To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography; and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime. | 5 |
| 8) | To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective | 2 |
| 9) | To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge | 4 |
| 10) | To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects | 3 |
| 11) | To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member. | 3 |
| 12) | To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school. | 1 |